# Where has the harmony gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035 "2013-09-05T00:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/41 "2013-09-07T17:15:30Z")
I’ll volunteer The Nylons - a favorite group of mine for many years now. 🙂 [Lion Sleeps Tonight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi4XmAbA7JU) [One Fine Day](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1EhATmRJQU) [Heavenly Bodies](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTu-D_GF8EI) [Me and the Boys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u4aZfC7ip4) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/42 "2013-09-07T18:47:40Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > The Beatles -[Medley from Abbey Road](http://dangerousminds.net/comments/acappella_abbey_road_sixteen_glorious_minutes_of_isolated_beatles) with the instrumental tracks stripped away. Now THAT’S vocal harmony. That was sublime. Although not all the instruments were stripped away on every song; they were pretty minimal though. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/43 "2013-09-07T23:00:36Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > The title on that video is “HALLELUJAH , (shrek song)”. So they got the name right and also noted the song was heard in Shrek. I don’t see a problem here. It’s rather like crediting “Revolution (Nike commercial song)” ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/44 "2013-09-09T02:49:00Z")
Pentatonix has done pretty well doing covers on youtbube ([Evolution of Music - Pentatonix - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExW80sXsHs)). Delta Rae has some pretty good harmonies as well ([Delta Rae - Bottom Of The River [Official Music Video] - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimam2j2gEg)). ---
**Author:** ![CoastalMaineiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/45 "2013-09-11T15:48:00Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > There’s the pretentious-indie-band-that-still-somehow-hits-the-top-40-and-is-mainstream group fun. (Yes, “fun.”, it starts lowercase and the period is part of the name). I’ve heard their song [Some Nights](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkBeOisNM0) called “their Bohemian Rhapsody”. It definitely has a very busy vocal harmony going on, though perhaps not the most complex one. They do definitely use some autotune in there, but not everywhere, and where it is used it’s clearly a deliberate stylistic choice (at one point they literally use autotuned vocals as what amounts to a guitar solo). I don’t know, I usually am not fond of pop music and like “busier” music (lots of different parts going on at once) which includes vocal harmonies, but I really like that song. > > Edit: > > Oh, also Van Canto’s cover of [The Bard’s Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBxCl2TJNnQ). Just 'cause. They’re an a capella band so vocal harmonies are sort of their thing. I have heard “The Bard’s Song” before, but not like that. That’s great! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035/46 "2013-09-13T01:54:06Z")
[Hey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzPdEll1Bo) [Ocean!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02qYuoWSiMI) from Vancouver do some nice harmonizing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035.md?page=2)